AUSPICIOUS

How it’s pronounced

Definition:

Favorable; indicating success.

Synonyms: 

Propitious, Promising, Fortunate

Antonyms: 

Ominous, Inauspicious, Unfavorable

Examples:

• Finding a parking spot right in front of the building felt like an auspicious start to the day.

• The wedding was planned for an auspicious date - it was also a full moon.

Etymology:

From Latin auspicium ('divination by birdwatching'), based on auspex ('birdseer').

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